http://www.neoclassic.com Neo Classical Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:07:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 http://www.neoclassic.com/the-characteristics-and-composition-of-neoclassical-paintings.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-characteristics-and-composition-of-neoclassical-paintings http://www.neoclassic.com/the-characteristics-and-composition-of-neoclassical-paintings.html#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 22:00:30 +0000 Neo http://www.neoclassic.com/?p=448 One man, dressed in rags, sits stoically in his throne as a laurel wreath is gently placed atop his head by an otherworldly angel. Surrounding him is his audience; men and women varying in facial expressions, dress, and appearance. All these personalities are so dissimilar to one another, yet so familiar to us. There is [...]]]> http://www.neoclassic.com/the-characteristics-and-composition-of-neoclassical-paintings.html/feed 2 http://www.neoclassic.com/neoclassicism%e2%80%99s-attempts-to-recapture-roman-and-greek-civilizations.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=neoclassicism%25e2%2580%2599s-attempts-to-recapture-roman-and-greek-civilizations http://www.neoclassic.com/neoclassicism%e2%80%99s-attempts-to-recapture-roman-and-greek-civilizations.html#comments Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:35:16 +0000 Neo http://www.neoclassic.com/?p=442 “The most important aspects of classical art,” observed German historian and archaeologist Johann J. Winckelmann, “is its noble simplicity and calm grandeur.” As an archaeologist, Winckelmann became inspired by the ancient artifacts being recovered at the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum. In the late 1700s, the popular stylization in European art was baroque and rococo [...]]]> http://www.neoclassic.com/neoclassicism%e2%80%99s-attempts-to-recapture-roman-and-greek-civilizations.html/feed 0 http://www.neoclassic.com/the-development-of-neoclassical-painting-style-in-europe-and-usa.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-development-of-neoclassical-painting-style-in-europe-and-usa http://www.neoclassic.com/the-development-of-neoclassical-painting-style-in-europe-and-usa.html#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:20:18 +0000 Neo http://www.neoclassic.com/?p=439 “The only way for us to become great”, observed Johann Joachim Winckelmann “lies in the imitation of the Greeks”. With this idea, the German-born art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann encapsulated the movement of neoclassicism. Seeking to recapture the essence of classical Greek and Roman art, neoclassicism became the widespread movement in visual art in the [...]]]> http://www.neoclassic.com/the-development-of-neoclassical-painting-style-in-europe-and-usa.html/feed 0 http://www.neoclassic.com/jacques-louis-david.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=jacques-louis-david http://www.neoclassic.com/jacques-louis-david.html#comments Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:09:35 +0000 Neo http://www.neoclassic.com/?p=435 When the name “Napoleon Bonaparte” is mentioned, the visual that immediately pops into minds is one of the former Emperor sitting on a horse, braving the stormy weather, and gesturing his hands forward to symbolize the inevitability and greatness of his conquests. This iconic image was intended by design to become indelibly linked with Napoleon [...]]]> http://www.neoclassic.com/jacques-louis-david.html/feed 0